Thumba Surname
Approximately 8,546 people bear this surname
Thumba Surname Definition:
Thumba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a piece or chunk (eg of meat).
Thumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 6,697 | 1:11,032 | 1,367 |
| Malawi | 1,673 | 1:10,233 | 1,583 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Thumba (383) may also be a first name.
Thumba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Thumba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a piece or chunk (eg of meat).
Thumba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: newcommer.
Thumba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a small bag made from animal skin used to carry ornaments.
Thumba Demographics
Average Thumba Salary in
South Africa
R 107,316
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thumba (Marathi: ठुंबा, Oriya: ଥୁା, Tibetan: ཐམས་བཱ་) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thumba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thumba is the 59,059th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 852,743 people. The last name Thumba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thumba live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Thumba is also the 442,958th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 383 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,697 people, or 1 in 11,032. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
Thumba Last Name Statistics demography
Thumba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.84% less than the national average, earning R 107,316 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thumba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thumba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥୁା | thua | - |
| Thumba in the Marathi language | ||
| ठुंबा | thumba | - |
| Thumba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཐམས་བཱ་ | tamba | 33.33 |
| ཐུམ་བ་ | tumwa | 33.33 |
| ཐུམ་པ། | tumpa | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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